Individual Details
Robert Fleming Poindexter
(10 Apr 1837 - 20 Apr 1898)
Married Sarah Margaret Nickles. She was b. abt 1836 in OH; married 15 Jan 1857. DAR application gives her birth as 5 Sep 1835 in Williams Co, Ohio, and death as 1 Apr 1905 in Dade Co MO.
In 1860, Robert was living near his family. Dade Co MO, Polk Twp, p.41, Dwelling 268. He was 24. Wife Sarah M. born in Ohio. They had sons James R. age 2 and John J. age 2/12, or born in the Spring of 1860.
MISSOURI MARRIAGES, 1851-1900; James R. Poindexter married Laura V. Taylor on 4 Sep 1879 in Dade Co.
1880 Dade Co MO Census, South Twp, p.156d Robert F. Poindexter age 44; Sarah M. age 43; John T. [J.?] age 20, Mary S. J. age 18, Timmy B. age 9, Rosa E. age 7.
1900 Census. South Twp, Dade Co MO, Hh 99
Sarah M. Poindexter, b. Sep 1835, 64, widow. Had 7 children, 3 are living, b. Ohio
Frankie F. Means, granddau, b. Aug 1888, 11, at school
Antioch Cemetery. T. B. [Timmy above] born 4 Mar 1871, died 9 Jun 1896. Son of R. F. & Sarah Poindexter.
Wm. A. Poindexter, d. 27 Aug 1878 age 1 yr, 1 mo, 22 days.
George N. Poindexter, d. 5 Jul 1871 at age 5 yr, 9 mo and 6 days.
R. F. Poindexter, 10 Aug 1837 - 20 Apr 1898
S. M. Poindexter, 5 Sep 1835 - 11 Aug 1911
Rose E., age 7 in 1880, was Rose Ellen Poindexter, born 10 May 1873 and died 16 Sep 1961. She married David Samuel McLerran. [DAR application]
A Robert F. Poindexter is listed as one of Dade County's War Dead. The dates do not quite match. 31 Mar 1843-16 Apr 1920. Served Co. E, 7th MO Cav (both USA & CSA?) An R. F. Poindexter married V. A. Bowles on 3 Sep 1871 in Dade Co which cannot be the same man as he was married to Sarah in the 1860 and the 1880 census.
Events
| Birth | 10 Apr 1837 | Monroe County, Kentucky |  | ||
| Death | 20 Apr 1898 | Dade County, Missouri | |
Families
| Father | William Archibald "Arche" Poindexter (1807 - 1878) |
| Mother | Mary Sallie Jones (1810 - 1863) |
| Sibling | William F. Poindexter (1828 - 1866) |
| Sibling | Sarah Ann "Sally" Poindexter (1830 - 1863) |
| Sibling | Rebecca Poindexter (1831 - 1905) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth R. Poindexter (1834 - 1923) |
| Sibling | George Henry Poindexter (1838 - 1894) |
| Sibling | Nancy W. Poindexter (1840 - 1880) |
| Sibling | Josiah R. Poindexter (1843 - 1900) |
| Sibling | Archibald Poindexter (1844 - ) |
| Sibling | Kire Flynn Poindexter (1847 - 1924) |
| Sibling | John Turner Poindexter (1849 - 1875) |
Endnotes
1. Nealon Rhea Agee and Dorothy Louise (Knox) Brown, Poindexter Family History: Knox-Bard; Kreager-Harrell; Crawford-Pledge-Flynn & Related Families (Self-Published Nov. 1995), p.341 "William Archibald Pledge".
2. Nealon Rhea Agee and Dorothy Louise (Knox) Brown, Poindexter Family History: Knox-Bard; Kreager-Harrell; Crawford-Pledge-Flynn & Related Families (Self-Published Nov. 1995), p.341 "William Archibald Pledge".
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